All Iran articles – Page 5
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NewsTop Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after condemning execution
Alidoosti was detained a week after protesting execution on Instagram.
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Reviews‘A Childless Village’: Red Sea Review
An elderly filmmaker returns to a small village to set things right in this Azerbaijan-set comedy
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NewsUK international Oscar entry ‘Winners’ scoops UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A release is set for early 2023.
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NewsIran’s Reza Dormishian banned from India festival travel as Iranian filmmakers forge alliance
Iranian filmmaker is producer of Dariush Mehrjui’s ‘A Minor’.
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Reviews‘The Wastetown’: Tallinn Review
A desperate woman searches for her missing son in Ahmad Bahrani’s follow up to Venice Horizons winner ’The Wasteland’
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FeaturesIn conversation: ‘Holy Spider’ duo on why Iran protests have made the film more resonant
Director Ali Abbasi and actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi talk about shining a light on their home country.
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NewsIranian stars Hengameh Ghaziani, Katayoun Riahi arrested for public removal of headscarves
Protests have been ongoing since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in September.
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NewsIranian drama ‘A Tale Of Shemroon’ scoops top prize at Marrakech Film Festival
Director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi dedicates award to ‘women of Iran and younger generation.’
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Reviews‘How Dare You Have Such A Rubbish Wish’: IDFA Review
Mania Akbari explores the depiction of women on screen through an archive of pre-Revlutionary Iranian cinema
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NewsProducer of IDFA competition film ‘Silent House’ addresses ban on co-directors leaving Iran
“Increasingly hard for independent filmmakers in Iran to carry on working,” says Elaheh Nobakht.
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NewsMani Haghighi calls on international industry and the Oscars to do more to support the Iranian protest movement
“Press releases and social media messages achieve nothing,” said the filmmaker.
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NewsLeading Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti poses without headscarf in anti-government protest
Alidoosti appeared in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winner ’The Salesman’.
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NewsMani Haghighi’s ‘Subtraction’ sells briskly for Films Boutique (exclusive)
The director was recently prevented from leaving Iran by authorities.
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NewsUK selects Hassan Nazer’s ‘Winners’ as international Oscar entry
The film premiered at EIFF where it picked up the audience award.
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NewsIranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi prevented from boarding flight to BFI London Film Festival
Haghighi was due to present his film ‘Subtraction’ tomorrow.
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NewsInternational Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk expresses solidarity with Iran protestors
Lobby group calls on Iranian authorities to stop use of violence.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival marks solidarity with Iranian protestors
Members of the UK film community came together at the BFI Southbank.
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NewsFrance’s female stars cut hair in support of Iranians protesting the death of Mahsa Amini
More than 1,000 industry professionals also sign letter in solidarity with Iranian women.
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Reviews‘Scent Of Wind’: Busan Review
Busan opens with this update on the ‘Good Samaritan’ story set in remotest Iran and written and directed by Hadi Mohaghegh
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NewsLone Scherfig, Joachim Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Trine Dyrholm sign Nordic letter of support for Iranian women
22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini died while in police custody.